“There’s a great nucleus of the industry here and what we’re trying to do is if we can develop one or two other opportunities that means we can package all those together with the existing operators and that means there will be a whole lift up in the industry and that will be fantastic.” – Andrew Te Whaiti, Tumu Whakarae, Amanti Tourism

“We've launched a campaign to end period poverty, period waste and change the way we as a society talk and act about menstruation.” – Olie Body, Kaiwhakahaere, Wa Collective

Marama Mullen-Tamati was the first Māori woman to disclose her HIV status in 1993. Since then, she's been a staunch advocate for the rights of people infected with HIV and AIDS. She says many still live in shame of the disease.